Cannot afford apathy — vote Martin, Coon

Published 5:57 pm, Thursday, May 1, 2014

To the editor:

I urge the citizens of Conroe to please consider seriously the makeup of the City Council when voting. There needs to be a balance of expertise among the council members.

Your vote for Guy Martin and Duke Coon will provide this balance. It is a critical time in the City’s growth that we have council members who have varied business experience. Both of these men do. Duke has had previous experience in private business, civic leadership and has previously served on Council. Guy is an attorney-businessman currently fully involved in the City’s business.

Guy Martin’s commitment to his job as Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem, is exemplary. The City of Conroe has prospered because of his knowledge of financing, background in negotiating and communicating, and effectively serving in capacities where building working relationships are critical. His past performance is deserving of his having the opportunity to complete the work he has started by being re-elected.

Most importantly, I urge you to vote. Please don’t let voter apathy determine the outcome of the important elections before us in the month of May. Not voting and not considering each candidate’s expertise carefully are forms of voter apathy.

Annette Spikes

Conroe

Sasser brings integrity, experience

To the editor:

As a retired educator, it was disheartening to read a letter earlier this week meant to create doubt based on an educator’s decision to run for City Council. No one has brought up the number of teachers serving because it should be a non-issue and a majority of a certain profession is not of importance. What is of importance is: experience; character; temperament; integrity; the ability to work together; and the personal faith and family values which a candidate holds close — all of which Lynda Sasser possesses in abundance.

Lynda’s business experience and knowledge is far-reaching. This is evidenced by her accomplishments during her tenure on the Board of Trustees for one of the largest school districts in the state and the largest employer in Montgomery County. Let me also mention the high regard in which she was and is held by all those with whom she has worked. Lynda helped lead the district to a lower tax rate, managed multi-million dollar budgets, oversaw construction of new campuses, has experience working with budgets, payroll, food service, and insurance, just to name a few. To suggest she is lacking or does not possess business experience is a blatant misrepresentation of the breadth of experience she will bring to the City Council.

We are glad Lynda chose to run because we believe she will be a better representative of all the citizens of Conroe and will always lead with the city’s best interests at heart. Elections are held to give voters a choice, and we are proud to vote for Lynda Sasser for Conroe City Council Position 4 and hope you will join us!